The new Amoskeag auction catalog is on line.  Lots 310 & 311 are Winchester Model 1895 Flatside muskets, both fitted with Stevens-Pope barrels in .30-40 Krag and otherwise fitted out for competition at Sea Girt, NJ, the pre-Camp Perry national matches.  They both look to have period-correct Krag barrel sights.

You folks probably know that Stevens-Pope barrels are numbered and these two 95s have barrels with consecutive serial numbers.  The numbers are close to that on the .22 rimfire barrel fitted to a Krag and shown in Ray Smith's book about Pope barrels.  All us Stevens-Pope admirers can now grind our teeth.  The description says that both rifles have "dark bores", no doubt neglected by the same guy.

I have seen more than a few Stevens-Pope barrels on several different makes of single shots, including both High Wall and Low Walls.  I know of 3 on Krags.  But this is the first time I have ever heard of any on any sort of lever action repeater.

Can anyone supply any more information about these Flatside Muskets?

There are 4 or 5 U.S. Krag rifles in the catalog.  Check them out.

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This is a picture of a Win 1895 in what is commonly referred to as a " flatside musket" configuration. In essence, it is a long barreled (24" - 30") 1895 with nearly full length forend. While these were originally developed for 1895 military exports (like the batch of 7.65x54R for Russia) they were neither applied to all military exports nor exclusively to military exports.

A fair number of 1895s were chambered in 30-40.

I too have never heard tell of Stevens-Pope barrels made for or fitted to a repeater. Strange indeed.

See also pp 45-46 in book linked below:

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While that certainly is a Winchester M1895 musket, it is absolutely not the 'flatside' version thereof!